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STATE
NAME
Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended
November 25, 2006
Insured Unemployment For Week Ended
November 18, 2006
INITIAL CLAIMS INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT
STATE CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
   STATE (%)
(2)
CHANGE FROM UCFE
(1)
UCX
(1)
ALL PROGRAMS EXCLUDING
RAILROAD
RETIREMENT
LAST WEEK YEAR AGO LAST WEEK YEAR AGO
Alabama 3469 -1029 973 5 31             25709 1.4 -498 2417 109 283 26101
Alaska 1564 -967 6 18 1             11031 3.8 -542 -1026 142 52 11225
Arizona 2285 -2008 307 15 4             22343 0.9 -1168 560 249 145 22737
Arkansas 6203 -646 1401 13 4             30636 2.7 2215 4894 126 269 31031
California 40320 -10870 10297 262 134             241530 1.6 -83121 19971 1660 2195 245385
Colorado 2013 -889 -461 22 18             21319 1.0 -695 -1243 184 402 21905
Connecticut 3105 -996 145 4 12             33354 2.0 -258 348 55 179 33588
Delaware 1033 -99 155 0 1             6610 1.6 -186 142 22 47 6679
District of Columbia 188 -131 -38 2 0             3931 0.8 -394 -7 106 36 4073
Florida 6040 -4704 -607 28 83             79567 1.0 -11481 -1835 465 1174 81206
Georgia 6434 -2104 1310 37 53             49430 1.3 -4158 -1795 519 1297 51246
Hawaii 856 -348 93 9 16             5618 1.0 -1007 433 78 202 5898
Idaho 3147 401 367 54 11             10029 1.6 814 -585 198 69 10296
Illinois 13297 -5597 985 19 57             93234 1.6 -18136 -7392 595 849 94678
Indiana 10998 1842 4776 17 32             44687 1.6 -2821 3962 264 462 45413
Iowa 5003 1011 1835 6 27             18815 1.3 -636 -340 42 144 19001
Kansas 2894 261 772 0 6             14792 1.2 -726 -2339 155 156 15103
Kentucky 6001 -821 -171 17 6             25281 1.5 -7715 1137 290 523 26094
Louisiana 2048 -923 -5170 3 13             18098 1.0 -744 -164751 97 192 18387
Maine 1451 -428 110 1 3             8705 1.5 383 755 36 107 8848
Maryland 4085 -506 544 22 18             31290 1.3 45 186 462 279 32031
Massachusetts 8069 370 202 86 39             68060 2.2 1499 2685 771 456 69287
Michigan 17567 -2927 2316 24 31             119831 2.8 -21212 9754 377 698 120906
Minnesota 7189 -1250 290 11 15             39458 1.5 2468 5792 133 266 39857
Mississippi 3638 1125 814 17 10             16344 1.5 57 -27262 133 206 16683
Missouri 6114 -1804 494 55 24             37119 1.4 -5381 -5838 572 220 37911
Montana 1582 165 208 54 7             6174 1.5 -1219 -66 256 92 6522
Nebraska 1546 97 220 1 4             8681 1.0 148 -1190 33 55 8769
Nevada 2697 -459 477 6 5             18185 1.5 -466 3094 93 156 18434
New Hampshire 826 -218 -54 1 1             5593 0.9 -419 625 20 28 5641
New Jersey 9235 -3880 1529 18 27             92562 2.4 -7539 819 262 557 93381
New Mexico 876 -401 54 4 0             10808 1.4 -87 1332 255 133 11196
New York 16882 -2115 -927 30 105             157176 1.9 -1243 -8544 893 1358 159427
North Carolina 8677 -3737 708 18 45             69376 1.8 -2590 -1110 301 1355 71032
North Dakota 1059 -403 330 1 0             3432 1.1 1098 970 30 21 3483
Ohio 12255 -928 -734 15 62             78961 1.5 -2107 -451 316 823 80100
Oklahoma 2169 345 58 7 15             13532 0.9 -36 -947 99 193 13824
Oregon 7991 -574 1872 60 34             39759 2.4 -1016 -34 405 353 40517
Pennsylvania 23467 -2530 116 119 110             132733 2.4 -7089 -1825 1174 1759 135666
Puerto Rico 10 -3010 -1883 0 0             23913 2.3 -11246 -16215 84 191 24188
Rhode Island 1291 16 -107 2 3             9738 2.1 229 400 39 122 9899
South Carolina 3303 -2514 -163 5 17             35983 2.0 -1319 246 107 376 36466
South Dakota 342 -206 -9 4 3             1724 0.5 61 -117 65 17 1806
Tennessee 4264 -851 377 28 17             35590 1.3 97 -1897 264 397 36251
Texas 19808 4855 6508 30 115             89300 0.9 -6169 -37502 809 1805 91914
Utah 1031 -447 78 28 7             7149 0.7 306 -1355 296 90 7535
Vermont 1059 0 -715 1 3             5504 1.9 200 91 28 56 5588
Virgin Islands 11 -25 1 0 0             404 0.9 -134 4 2 4 410
Virginia 4935 -699 1241 4 39             27742 0.8 -1453 2617 279 793 28814
Washington 8876 -2625 1051 66 62             51111 1.9 807 -4306 526 949 52586
West Virginia 1093 -427 -4 5 9             9994 1.5 -2302 -1427 63 170 10227
Wisconsin 22958 10655 922 10 32             60810 2.2 2240 372 156 340 61306
Wyoming 307 -176 -68 11 2             1847 0.7 -179 -313 37 15 1899
Totals 323561 -44129 32831 1275 1373             2074602 1.6 -194825 -228106 14732 23116 2112450

Figures Appearing In Cols. Showing Over- The-Week Changes Reflect All Revisions In Data For Prior Week Submitted By State Agencies

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1THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYES (UCFE) AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT FO REX-SERVICEMEMBERS (UCX) EXCLUDE CLAIMS FILED JOINTLY UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS TO AVOID DUPLICATION

2RATE IS NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. THE SOURCE OF US TOTAL COVERED EMPLOYMENT IS BLS.